Changes in land use and forests, associated with deforestation and wildfires, is the main cause of greenhouse gas emissions in Brazil. In 2020, it accounted for more than 46 percent of total GHG emissions. The agriculture and livestock sector ranked second, generating an estimated 577 million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent worth of emissions in that year.
Greenhouse gas emissions in Brazil in 2020, by sector (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent)
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Statistics on Deforestation in Brazil
Overview
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Scale
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- Premium Statistic Land cover in Brazil 1985-2021, by habitat and use
- Basic Statistic Land cover change in Brazil 1985-2021, by habitat and use
- Basic Statistic Natural vegetation loss in Brazil 1985-2021, by biome
- Premium Statistic Primary forest loss in Brazil 2001-2021
- Basic Statistic Tree cover loss in Brazil 2021
- Basic Statistic Tree cover loss in Brazil 2001-2021, by key state
- Basic Statistic Tree cover loss in Brazil 2021, by cause
- Basic Statistic Change in deforested area in the Amazon rainforest in Brazil 2000-2021
Effects
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- Premium Statistic GHG emissions in Brazil 2020, by sector
- Premium Statistic GHG emissions from land use and forest change in Brazil 1990-2020
- Premium Statistic GHG emissions from the livestock and agriculture sector in Brazil 1970-2020
- Premium Statistic Agricultural greenhouse gas emissions in Brazil
- Premium Statistic Legal Amazon planted area 2000-2020
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Sistema de Estimativas de Emissões e Remoções de Gases de Efeito Estufa. (September 7, 2022). Greenhouse gas emissions in Brazil in 2020, by sector (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 27, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1331595/greenhouse-gas-emissions-brazil-by-sector/
Sistema de Estimativas de Emissões e Remoções de Gases de Efeito Estufa. "Greenhouse gas emissions in Brazil in 2020, by sector (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent)." Chart. September 7, 2022. Statista. Accessed January 27, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1331595/greenhouse-gas-emissions-brazil-by-sector/
Sistema de Estimativas de Emissões e Remoções de Gases de Efeito Estufa. (2022). Greenhouse gas emissions in Brazil in 2020, by sector (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 27, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1331595/greenhouse-gas-emissions-brazil-by-sector/
Sistema de Estimativas de Emissões e Remoções de Gases de Efeito Estufa. "Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Brazil in 2020, by Sector (in Million Metric Tons of Co₂ Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Sep 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1331595/greenhouse-gas-emissions-brazil-by-sector/
Sistema de Estimativas de Emissões e Remoções de Gases de Efeito Estufa, Greenhouse gas emissions in Brazil in 2020, by sector (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1331595/greenhouse-gas-emissions-brazil-by-sector/ (last visited January 27, 2023)
Greenhouse gas emissions in Brazil in 2020, by sector (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent) [Graph], Sistema de Estimativas de Emissões e Remoções de Gases de Efeito Estufa, September 7, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1331595/greenhouse-gas-emissions-brazil-by-sector/